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KoRn1234 12-19-2004 09:13 AM

thats sucks because thats the kind of music i like and i dont really know how to tune it good

Scooch 12-20-2004 02:18 AM

Steve Miller Band - The Joker

Shyanel 12-20-2004 04:08 AM

[QUOTE=KoRn1234]thats sucks because thats the kind of music i like and i dont really know how to tune it good[/QUOTE]

Buy a tuner that's NOT automatic, that'll do it for you.

I have a Korg CA-30 which is automatic, but they also do one called the GA30 whihc isnt, and its not that expensive...i think about £20 if i remember rightly.

As for more begginer songs.

RHCP - Mellowship Slinky in B Minor (i found it easy anyway and im still a n00b)
RHCP - Californication (Again i found it easy)
The Hives - Die, Alright! (awesome song, great build up before the chorus..JAM those B's!!!)
36 Crazyfists - Dislocate (pretty easy)

I also put a bassline to Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz, which doesn't actually have a bass line in the album as i remember. If anyone wants to see that contact me, it's a pice of p1ss to play :D
Then again it's only really one riff, then whatever variations you wanna throw in...i prefer free-form improv anyways :D

timmay 12-20-2004 07:39 AM

nirvana - polly- too ****ing easy

timmay 12-20-2004 07:39 AM

what the ****? it doesnt let you ****ing swear?

diablochick 12-20-2004 12:15 PM

the distillers - the hunger - easy and sounds sick

cheatingdeath 12-20-2004 01:41 PM

on a tab what does h, / and \ meen

cheatingdeath 12-20-2004 01:45 PM

and does any one know and bass that sounds good by its self not just the same note all the way trough cos i really hate that :mad:

Scooch 12-20-2004 03:19 PM

h - hammer on
\ or / - Slide

I don't understand your last question.

djhippie 12-21-2004 01:02 PM

Songs I've found easy:

The 69 eyes - Gothic Girl
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (really easy, so use it for altering - just for fun)
Pink Floyd - Hey you (good for practicing slides)
System of a down - Chop Suey! (fantastic for learning to play fast)
Hoobastank - The reason

raining_blood 12-21-2004 02:30 PM

Louie Louie-the 1st song I learned

RePlay 12-22-2004 08:41 AM

when i did started playing bass, first i played Red hot chili peppers and deep purple. I recormet Deed purple. that is quite simple. :D

cheatingdeath 12-22-2004 08:54 AM

i meant do u know any songs that sound good for bass

Shyanel 12-22-2004 09:30 AM

anything sounds good if its played with feeling. you can hit one note and put a nice bend or vibrato on it and it sounds great. You need to narrow it down a little...do you want smoothe stuff, punky speed shredding, bouncy funk, give us something to work with dude :D

cheatingdeath 12-22-2004 09:35 AM

smoothe stuff or bouncy funk

JGow92 12-23-2004 12:40 PM

Hold on by Good Charlotte is pretty darn easy.....
ive been playing for about 24hrs now and already got it about 95% fluent

Shyanel 12-23-2004 03:17 PM

cheating death, if you want smoothe easy stuff try stand by me for a first piece, thats REALLY easy!

JGow92 Welcome to the wonderful world of bass man!! I've only been playing a few months, but i've devoted a LOT of time to info gathering and technique developing, which is something i would recommend to you. Don't just try to play songs, develop your techniques too :D

Some more good learner songs:

Jet - Are u Gonna b My Girl? (i was playing it earlier just for fun)
Natasha Bedingfield - These Words (i know its a pop-crap song, but it has a good b-line)
The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Was also playing this earlier)
Cypress Hill - Lick a Shot (Sweet heavy hip-hop riff)

Linkin_X1.0 12-23-2004 03:21 PM

green day - hitchin a ride very easy
brand new - sic transit gloria very good bass line
and lots of punk lines are very easy i just learned both these songs today.
i'm self taught mostly.

mexicola 12-26-2004 04:54 AM

I found a new one

Megadeth - Dawn Patrol from the album Rust In Peace.

wierdhead3 12-26-2004 05:19 PM

burn no briches-gray matter

its a cool bassline and easy to play

MarsVolta2004 12-27-2004 02:32 PM

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Really easy and nice to play along to)
Green Day - Longview (Moderate, takes a bit of practise)
Green Day - Brainstew
Green Day - Hitchin a Ride

Ive only been playing for 2 days so I dont have much to list.

KoRn1234 12-27-2004 06:45 PM

a cool song that sounds cool is payback by flaw but it for 5 string there is a 4 string verson that im trying to learn now i got some of it its kinda easy

wastedinthisworld 12-29-2004 04:11 PM

blink182-all the small things-very easy
the offspring-want u bad-easy

wierdhead3 12-29-2004 07:51 PM

rise against-like the angels

this song is a little harder for begginers but its easy

tomxwithxweather 12-30-2004 06:23 PM

incubus- idiot box
good slap practice in solo

conquest_of_hell 12-31-2004 04:40 PM

i liked to play the following tracks very much at the beginning

u2 - with or without you ...very slow, and always the same stuff to play
him - wicked game ...also not that fast, and the easiest bass part i've ever seen

happy new year 2 every1

highwaychile101 01-01-2005 06:10 PM

[QUOTE=theclash91]red hot chili peppers - soul to squeeze ( good fingerstyle practice)
red hot chili peppers - give it away ( slap practice )

both moderately easy[/QUOTE]

give it away= really easy

Squirellmeister 01-02-2005 06:21 PM

Ive only started playing really recently, and I found good easy songs to be

Ac/Dc- TNT
Greenday- Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Coldplay- The Scientist

deadheadx420x 01-07-2005 09:03 PM

I know this is completly off topic but why cant i post threads

bobbass4k 01-09-2005 09:37 AM

If you want a song that both sounds great is hard to play trey hysteria by muse, the riff soundsa awesome, but even if you can play the riff, its physically a very exhauting to play

a couple of other muse songs worth learning are stockholm syndrome and butterflies and hurricanes. Not wise they are very easy (at one point in SS chris plays an open d about 64 times in a row) But they are very fast and very tiring to play. But if you can nail them it'll do wonders for your picking hand accuracy and stamina


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